Mitochondrial DNA in aging and disease
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Abnormalities in the structure of mitochondrial DNA may lead to various physiological complications and even fatal disorders. Although majority of the defects associated with mitochondrial DNA are hereditary, some are acquired during the stages of embryonic development.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Pork progress
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Research on pigs as organ donors indicates that porcine endogenous retrovirus does not cross the species barrier and infect humans. The discovery improves the possibility of successful xenotransplantation, but other hurdles remain.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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SNPs of disease: the UK plans a national genomic database to study late-onset sickness
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The Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust are funding a massive effort to in the UK to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms in 500,000 people and map these genetic variants to specific diseases.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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